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An oxygen leak from an R-9 Desna missile at the Baikonur Cosmodrome triggers a fire that kills seven people.

Historical image related to An oxygen leak from an R-9 Desna missile at the Baikonur Cosmodrome triggers a fire that kills seven people. from October 24, 1963

R-9 Desna

Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile

The R-9 was a two-stage IRBM of the Soviet Union, in service from 1964 to 1976.
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